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MEMORANDUM:
village Council DICTATED BUT NOT READ TO
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FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager
DATE: November 23, 1993
SUBJECT: Resolution Requsstinq the Clinton Administration
and Congress to End Unfunded Mandates; Agenda Item
As you know, in recent years, Congress has grown accustomed to the
habit of adopt'ing innovative legislation, but causing local
government to pay the costs associated with the same. Recent
examples include the Clean Water Act and the Americans With
Disabilities Act. Tequesta foots 100� of the bills associated
with this legislation.
The National League of Cities has undertaken an effort to build
support for ending this practice of shifting costs to alleged lower
levels of government. Tequesta should go on record, for the sake
of its citizens, with President Clinton and Florida's Congressional
Delegation in opposition to unfunded Federal Mandates. When all of
the cities of Florida joined together to stop State Mandates, we
were successful. Hopefully, we can be successful on the Federal
level as well.
It is recommended that the Village Council adopt this Resolution.
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I RESOLUTION NO. 5— 93�94
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� A RESOLUTIOI�T OF THE VILLAGE COIINCIL OF
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� COUNTY,FLORIDA, REQUESTIIdd THAT THE
i, CLINTON ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT AND
CONGRESS PASS MEANINGFUL LEGISLATION TO
END THE PRACTICE OP' UNFUNDED MANDATES,
AND TO IPICLUDE II�T ANY FUTURE MAIdDATE,
PROVISIONS REQUIRING LOCAL GOVERNMEAIT
� II�IPUT, COST�BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND
SCIENTIFICALLY SOtJAtD ASSESSMENTS OF
PURPORTED HEALTH, SAFETY OR
ENVIRONMENTAL RISR.
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WHEREAS, the number of unfunded federal mandates on cities
and counties have significantly increased during the last
decade; and
I WHEREAS, many federal programs, which were made available to
local governments to ease the burden of carrying out federal
mandates, have been terminated or drastically reduced; and
WHEREAS, these mandates have been added to the financial
hardships that some cities and counties are experiencing and
have resulted in the need for many local governments to
increase revenues or curtail services; and
WHEREAS, studies have shown these mandates consume one-fourth
of most city, county and school�budgets, meaning that these
local dollars are used to fund state and federal priorities
rather than local priorities; and
I WHEREAS, there are numerous proposals before Congress to
limit unfunded mandates and the burdensome regulations that
accompany many federal laws.
1dOW, THEREFORE,'BE IT RESOLVED SY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Village Council requests that the Clinton
Administration support and Congress pass meaningful
legislation to end the practice of unfunded mandates, and to
include in any future mandate, provision requiring local
government input, cost/benefit analysis and scientifically
sound assessments of purported half, safety or environmental
risk.
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SECTION 2 . Every municipality in Palm Beach County is hereby
requested to adopt a similar Resolution requesting that the
Clinton Administration and Congress pass meaningful
� legislation to end the practice of unfunded mandates, and to
include in any future mandate, provisions requiring local
government input, cost/benefit analysis and scientifically
, sound assessments of purported health, safety or ,
� environmental risk.
I SECTION 3. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to
President Bill Clinton and Florida's Congressmen and
Senators.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was offered by Councilmember
, who moved its adoption. The motion
was seconded by Councilmember , and
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
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The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and
adopted this 2nd day of December, A.D., 1993.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
Ron T. Mackail
ATTEST:
• Joann Manganiello
Village Clerk
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